Parc de Montjuic
Parc de Montjuic
4.5
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Neighbourhood: Sants-Montjuíc
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  • Parc de Montjuïc • 7 min walk
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  • BamBam
    Doncaster, United Kingdom510 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great experience
    Fantastic tourist spot. Enjoyed the full walk from the 2 stone pillars up to the 4 collums and then up 100 steps to the museum. Amazing views! Cafe halfway up so we stopped for a drink and a sit down. Turn right at the museum, left at the carpark and up the path, this will take you all the way through to the main road where the Olympic stadium is on the left. Go past the Olympic stadium down the main road and it takes you to the cable cars which go up to mountjuic Castle. Now that is a view! Wowser! Only complaint. All fountains off due to draught. Such a shame as was looking forward to the magic fountain.
    Visited March 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 15 March 2024
  • Jools W
    Yorkshire, United Kingdom69 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Worth a visit
    The most beautiful views of the city. Panoramic. Picking out the landmarks from the balcony overlooking the Olympic pool. Gorgeous gardens. Ot very busy this time of year. The Barcelona FC is also lovely. Peaceful and once home to the 1992 Olympics
    Visited March 2024
    Travelled with friends
    Written 20 March 2024
  • Bamabelle2023
    Washington DC, District of Columbia137 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very beautiful
    It was a pretty nice view. We took a cab up to the cable car entrance and then took the cable car to the castle. The views on the cable car were a bit better than the ones on the mountain but we didn’t go on the top of the castle so the views were probably better there. Beautiful nature though in the park
    Visited March 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 29 March 2024
  • Thomas V
    Oakland, California18,156 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Museums, Views
    This very large park looms over the port and harbor and contains several world class museums. Also one comes here for spectacular views of the sea and the city below. There are a couple of Metro stations nearby, but the hill is steep and you may need a bus or cab ride to get to the upper reaches. There are escalators on one side.
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 5 April 2024
  • Sophie
    Coventry, United Kingdom403 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Stunning views
    We took the cable cars from the bottom to the top. Bought return tickets online for €30 for two people. Entrance at the bottom is right by the public transport. Small queue to go through. We were in a cable car with another couple on the way up, we got off at the top, walked down to the middle entrance and got a cable car in the way down just the two of us. Really quick, some swaying but only when we stopped briefly. Stunning views, love big park, would recommend. There is a small outdoor cafe halfway between the top and middle cable car entrance where you can buy grab a pint!
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 26 April 2024
  • Stephen B
    Heywood, United Kingdom514 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Huge park, plenty to see and do
    Easy to get to. We got one of the buses recommended and got off at the top. We walked around the castle enjoying the views over the port, and then into the park. We walked down to the Olympic Stadium, and down to the plaza at the bottom. We love butterflies and it was great to see several species including Clouded Yellows, Long Tailed Blues, Lang's Short-Tailed Blues.
    Visited November 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 27 May 2024
  • Steve_of_N21
    London, United Kingdom3,319 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Big green space, well worth taking the tourist bus up here to explore.
    Parc de Montjuic is the name for the big green space perched on the hill that borders Sants and looks over Barcelona and the sea. Montjuïc was originally developed for the 1929 International Exposition and then the 1992 Olympic Games and although most people come here for the Olympic stadium, I came to have a look at the swimming pool perched on the side of the hill. For anyone who watched the Barcelona Olympics the scenes of the High Board diving event with the competitors having that incredible view of the city of Barcelona behind them is something you do not forget. But the area is also well worth visiting for the lots of gardens on this big, green space which you can leisurely stroll through. The big attraction is Jardí Botànic with its collection of Mediterranean plants on steep slopes that provide a great viewpoint. But there are also the Jardins de Mossèn Costa i Llobera, featuring cactus, and the Jardins de Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer, The Jardins de Laribal, and the Jardins Joan Brossa, one of the newest gardens which opens out into a woodland park.
    Visited May 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 3 June 2024
  • Sarah Power
    Sheffield, United Kingdom134 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fabulous views
    I'd say this is the place to come for views of Barcelona, much better for views than Park Guell. It's absolutely huge and there are a lot of roads going through it. We headed for the cable car which we took up to the castle. We enjoyed the cable car but it's a fairly short ride and cost 60 euros for 4 of us which we thought was quite expensive. Consequently we didn't go into the castle at the top as that would have been about another 45 euros. The views over the sea and the city are incredible though, well worth a visit.
    Visited August 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 21 August 2024
  • ERFSU82
    Wellington, Florida2,004 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lots of walking but lots to see and nice views along the way.
    We took the cable car from the port to Montjuic. It was a beautiful ride and a nice way to get to the Montjuic area. It drops you in the north east corner, where you have great views of the city and the port. To get to the castle, you have to walk uphill quite a way. There is also another cable car that will take you up to the castle. You can also walk over to the Olympic sites and the national Art Museum, all of which are well worth seeing, but it does involve a good bit of walking. Allow a few hours if you plan to try to see it all.
    Visited September 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 22 September 2024
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Kevin H
Aylesbury, UK327 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2022 • Family
Overlooking the city, it is an imposing military fort used by Franco throughout his time in power and as a fort up to 1950s, handed over by military only recently.

Take the metro up to the cable car, worth taking to the top and walk diwn if the weather is good. Free entry first Sunday of the month and make sure to book the English language tour which goes into areas only recently revealed.
Written 8 November 2022
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ioana_matei
Bucharest, Romania263 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
The ticket is 5 euro just for the castle or you can get tickets for the castle and the botanic gardens for 7 euro (prices for January). We got the tickets only for the castle as the botanic gardens are 25 min away and we were very tired. The castle is nice, like all other castles. Impressive view over Barcelona. There is a small coffee shop inside the castle were you can sit and enjoy the sunshine. I'm sure the surroundings and the castle look much nicer in the spring or summer, but they were ok in January too.
Written 4 February 2020
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Duncan B
Driffield, UK2 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
We got the cable car from the underground station, so it isn't a cable car, it is an underground, that was the normal price. But when you get off and get on the cable car it is Barcelona prices, so we walked up. The gardens just up the road on the left are nice to walk through, you then go through a car park, but only cutting across it. When you get to the top it is worth going into the castle because you get above the trees and have a great view of the city and the port. There is also a nice little cafe, but it takes a while to get served, so send someone in as soon as you get a table.
Overall a nice break from the bustle of the city.
Written 16 March 2020
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James H.
Miami, FL256 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
This is one of the most popular places to visit is Barcelona. Some nights they put on a show with the fountain playing with music. Huge fountains, and you can walk up to the museum at the top we’re they have additional fountains. Great place to take some awesome photos while spending a few hours here. The metro is only about 1 block away so getting to and from is very easy.
Written 5 January 2020
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Claudia T
Spring Valley, Wisconsin, United States309 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2019 • Couples
We walked all the way up to the art museum and turned around to look back at the city and the fountains. We took the cable car to the top to see an even better view of the city and harbor. We went past the buildings used in the Olympic Games in 1992. We could see the big cruise ships in the harbor too. It was all really interesting and the long walk up the hill gave us a good workout!
Written 19 January 2020
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Kiryat Tivon, Israel8 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2021
we arrived at the park with the touristic bus hop on hop off very much reccomende to have a firs impression of the city and decide where to go after we got there we took the funicular that accends to the top of the mount and there witing for us was the magnificent castle of mon juic a fortress that guards the port of barcelona . we walked around up and down the castle very much limpressive with his towers and place de arms cannons and every thing else. we enjoyed an excellent hot chocolad beverage served in the nice coffe shop that is situated in the upper level of the castle so we really feeled like the lord of the castle..... :) :)
Written 29 November 2021
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Samantha T
Drogheda, Ireland46 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2022 • Family
We arrived here to be let down a little. The water show was not on due to covid 😢was so looking forward to this😞we walked around and had a lovely long walk to see everything. The place was busy with people around sitting on the steps and a man playing beautiful music from the Keyboard
Written 24 February 2022
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Rayleigh, UK788 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2022
We travelled up by bus from Pl Espanya. Its the 150 (saying something along the lines of Castell Montjuic on the front) which you get from outside the tourist booth. We used our T-Casual cards which also work on the metro etc. The card machine is not the one as you get on the bus, you need to pass the driver and you will see it on the right part way down the aisle.

Great, windy drive up to the top, with lots of great views. Your last stop is a handful of steps up to the castle. We then decided to walk down, a bit of a challenge at times due to lack of helpful signposts! There are brown signs for things like the Botanical gardens (which we visited), road signs, and a bit of guess work! Also some lamp posts did have maps which saved the day a couple of times! If you walk please go through Jardin Laribel which is absolutely stunning in the Spring. Flowers, wisteria, a waterfall, trees in full blossom - just gorgeous (and free!).

After a good wander with stops on the way we got back down to the magic fountain having thoroughly enjoyed getting away from the city. Not many places to eat or drink though, so bring supplies. In the Botanical gardens there were vending machines in the entrance, but no café! (They are missing a trick there)
Written 18 April 2022
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Mayur S
Mumbai, India899 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020
Venetian Towers, Palau Nacional, Magic Fountain are the highlights here. Located next to the Olympic Stadium. Metro stop Espanya, L1 Red, L3 Green, L8 Dark Blue lines
Written 28 March 2020
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Dananthi
London, UK275 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
The park has so much that you will truly need to spend an entire day. We took our time and did it in two days. There are two Cable cars, we took the Port Cable Car and it drops you off near Hotel Miramar. There is a cafe as you get off and it is fun to have a drink and spend half an hour enjoying the view.

The other Cable car you can get to using the funicular. It was closed during the time we were there. You could take this one going up to Montjuic and the Port Cable Car going down.

There is so much to see that you really should plan your time and not rush it. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya is a must see.
Written 24 February 2020
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